Nut Sticks

Traditionally served to belschnicklers with rose soup, this cookie first appeared in the Neuer Gemeinnütziger Pennsylvanischer Calender for 1909. In the Pfalz, as in Alsace, they are known as Nuss-Spritzen and are formed by forcing the dough through a pastry gun. This allows for some of the fanciful shapes our German brethren create for Christmas. The Pennsylvania Dutch, however, hand-roll the dough into fat almond-shaped sticks; hence the term Schten